Fig. 5

Effects of the inhibition of MAPK/NF-κB signaling on the HMGB1-induced production of CCL5 from astrocytes. (A, B) ELISA was used to determine the effects of 10 µM ERK inhibitor PD98059, 10 µM JNK inhibitor SP6001251 or 10 µM P38 inhibitor SB203580 in the presence of 0.5 µg/ml rHMGB1 for 24 h on CCL5 protein production levels in lysates and supernatants of astrocytes. (C) Western blot analysis of the activation of p65NFκB protein after astrocyte treatment with 10 µM ERK inhibitor PD98059 or 10 µM JNK inhibitor SP6001251 for 24 h in the presence of 0.5 µg/ml rHMGB1. (D) Quantification data are shown in (C). Quantities were normalized to endogenous β-actin. (E, F) ELISA analysis of CCL5 in the lysates and supernatants of primary astrocytes following challenge with 10 µM SN50 for 24 h in the presence of 0.5 µg/ml rHMGB1, respectively. The experiments were performed in triplicate. The error bars represent the standard deviation (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).